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Combat Warplanes / Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder

« on: January 29, 2012, 06:06:57 PM »

Hi No 1, hi everybody, 

Some pictures that I took on different US aircraft carriers when they were in the Mediterranean Sea... There are too some Prowlers...

First, on the USS Saratoga on 5th July 1987 (in Marseilles harbour) :

Grumman A-6A Intruder, BuNo 155604_AA 520 :


Grumman A-6E Intruder, BuNo 151792_AA 522 :


Grumman A-6E Intruder, BuNo 151792_AA 522 :


Grumman A-6E Intruder, BuNo 152939_AB-523 :


Then USS Eisenhower on 17th April 1988 :

Grumman KA-6D Intruder, BuNo 155589_AG 510 :


and on 29th June 1990 :
Grumman EA-6B Prowler, BuNo 162224_AG 606 :


Grumman A-6A Intruder : look at the walkway on the back of the airplane.


On USS Enterprise in August 1986 :

Grumman KA-6D Intruder, BuNo 149482 :__


USS Coral Sea on 2nd July 1989 :

Grumman A-6A Intruder, BuNo 155620_AK 510 :


Grumman A-6E Intruder, BuNo 152902_NK 511 (In fact, this picture is not dated and was certainly not taken on that day...) :


Grumman EA-6B Prowler, BuNo 161883_AK 606 :


Grumman EA-6B Prowler, BuNo xxxxxx_AK 605 :


Grumman KA-6D Intruder, BuNo 151562_AK 504 :


Cheers,

Jicehem 

692

Aircraft Modeling / Re: January Group Build - MiG-21

« on: January 17, 2012, 10:58:22 AM »

Hi mates, 

That will build a good squadron of MiG 21s.

As recollection, look at mine built in May, 1981... This is the revell kit in 1/48 scale :







Jicehem 

693

Aircraft Modeling / Re: De Havilland DH 88 Comet Racer

« on: January 17, 2012, 08:21:36 AM »

How you mean complete F-100A,but without markings? Will you add them later?

Hi Sall, 

Yes, of course.

Jicehem 

694

Combat Warplanes / Splendid pictures...

« on: January 17, 2012, 12:35:49 AM »

Hi everybody, 

Very beautiful photo :

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/5d6c21da7bbdcc18_large

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/905679148a3a7b70_large

Here is the first of a series :

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/616f20de2fb2283a_large

The others :

http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=1c596f7353eb07b9

Enjoy,
Jicehem 

Jicehem

695

Aircraft Modeling / Re: De Havilland DH 88 Comet Racer

« on: January 17, 2012, 12:12:56 AM »

Your red one look great and hope daughter is impressed too! Are you going to make any else samples?

No, not in the next future. My daughter (now aged 41) doesn't want to keep her kit. It's the reason why it's at home...
I've too many kits to finish and I work so slowly. Tuesday, if the weather permits (sun !) I'll take pictures of my complete F-100A but still without markings.

Jicehem

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: De Havilland DH 88 Comet Racer

« on: January 16, 2012, 11:42:47 PM »

Very nice shaped machine I am not very informed but this type can be seen as all red, green and black?

Yes, mate, you're right.

Jicehem

697

Aircraft Modeling / De Havilland DH 88 Comet Racer

« on: January 16, 2012, 11:11:11 PM »

Hi everybody, 

Here is surely a "Museum kit" from Airfix. This kit was issued for the first time in... 1957 ! It was continually on the shelves from 1957 to 1976, then from 1998 to 2002 and finally from 2010 to today...
Mine has been built in 1977 for my daughter who wanted to get a red airplane.
You see just below the illustration from 1976 (To be noted is the price at 4,20 FF equivalent of today 2,30 Euros. The kit is sold this year at the price of £ 5.39 in GB (about 6,80 Euros...) :


Now, the kit which hast lost the propeller blades. The decals have yellowed...








The reissue of 2010 with a new illustration indicating a change for this kit, but as you will see this is the only improvement :


Look at the pilots : a typical representation of the 1950s :


Cheers,
Jicéhem 

698

Aircraft Modeling / F-100A now entirely metalized...

« on: January 08, 2012, 07:07:32 PM »

Hi everyone, 

The F-100A is now entirely metallized.
Hand-painted Humbrol Metalcote buffed with aluminium powder. I find it's too shiny and I have to varnish it to reduce reflexion. F-100As were not very gloss...







And... Jicehem during metallization of the F-100 :


Cheers,

Jicehem 

699

Aircraft Modeling / Re: My second important project in 2011...

« on: January 08, 2012, 06:22:09 PM »

 

Hi Draken35

Is not your avatar the General Zantas' sign ? 

Jicehem 

Absolutely! Viva Zantas!
(For all the others, my avatar is inspired from an European (French/Belgian) comics serie "Spirou & Fantasio"...)

J've got all stories by André Franquin and others but I prefer those by Franquin. I discovered Spirou & Fantasio in... 1950 at the age of 6 with the story (published weekly) "Mystère à la frontière"...

Jicéhem  

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: My second important project in 2011...

« on: January 08, 2012, 05:47:54 PM »

 

Hi Draken35

Is not your avatar the General Zantas' sign ? 

Jicehem 

701

Aircraft Modeling / Re: My second important project in 2011...

« on: January 08, 2012, 02:58:28 PM »

Fast work mate This paint remind me on pre war racers

A
Oh, yes ! You're right.

Jicehem

702

Aircraft Modeling / Re: My second important project in 2011...

« on: January 08, 2012, 02:40:09 PM »

Hi, 

The "Pingouin" has now been entirely  painted "bleu roi".





Next step : applying markings...

Jicehem 

703

Combat Warplanes / Re: North American F-86 Sabre

« on: January 07, 2012, 09:14:10 PM »

Hi everybody,  

Some pictures of French F-86K :
1) North American F-86K Sabre, sn 55-4860, 13-QV of EC 1/13 "Artois" in 1957. One of the few, if not the sole to have received complete markings with unit insignas. The only one to have not been modified with the span-extended wing of the F-86F-40 (and consequently F-86L) :  


North American F-86K Sabre, sn 55-4854, 13-PX of EC 2/13 "Alpes" :


North American F-86K Sabre, 55-4858, 13-PN of EC 2/13 "Alpes" with the new wing :


North American F-86K Sabre, sn 55-4862, 13-QY of EC 1/13 "Artois" also with the new wing :


Components were manufactured by FIAT in Italy and planes were assembled in France. After retirement of the "Armée de l'Air" 12 of the 60 F-86K were given the Italian Air Force,  12 returned to the USA and 8 having been lost in accidents, the remaining were destroyed with explosives... but one preserved fot the Musée de l'Air at Le Bourget near Paris.
 
Cheers,
Jicehem  

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Combat Warplanes / Re: North American F-86 Sabre

« on: January 07, 2012, 09:08:15 AM »

And the final images- prototype  

Hi mate,  

Very interesting collection of photographs.
When she flew on 1 october 1947 with "PU-597" buzz-number she was still XP-86A... She became XF-86A after June 1948.
I see that French, German and Italian F-86K are missing...

Cheers,
Jicehem  

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Focke Wulf Fw189B MPM

« on: January 04, 2012, 04:52:07 PM »

Hi mate, 

Nice model and good work.

Did you know the Fw 189 A has been produced in France ? Including one version (only in prototype form) with Gnome-Rhône engines.

Jicehem